Research Areas

Teaching Areas

Faculty & School/Dept.

Faculty of Health - School of Health Policy & Management

Degrees

PhD - 1975University of TorontoToronto

Biography

Dennis Raphael, PhD, is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at York University in Toronto. The most recent of his over 300 scientific publications focus on the health effects of income inequality and poverty, the quality of life of communities and individuals, and the impact of government decisions on Canadians' health and well-being. Dr. Raphael is editor of "Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives" (now in 3rd edition), co-editor of "Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care" (now in 2nd edition) and author of "Poverty in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life (also in 2nd edition)", all published by Canadian Scholars' Press. "Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings", an edited collection was released in January 2010 and "About Canada: Health and Illness" has been published by Fernwood Publishers. "Social Determinants of Heallth: The Canadian Facts" (co-author) is a primer for the Canadian public has been downloaded over 300,000 times and is available at http://thecanadianfacts.org. "Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences" was published in 2012. Two new books: "Immigration, Public Policy, and Health: Newcomer Experiences in Developed Nations"and the 2nd edition of "Health and Illness" were published in Fall 2016.

Selected Publications

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Assuming policy responsibility for health equity: local public health action in Ontario, Canada.

Raphael, D. (2016). Social determinants of health: An overview of key issues and themes. In D. Raphael (ed.) Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 3rd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

Raphael, D. (2016). Social structure, living conditions, and health. In D. Raphael (ed.) Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 3rd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

Raphael, D. (2016). Early childhood development and health. In D. Raphael (ed.) Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 3rd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

Raphael, D. and Curry-Stevens, A. (2016). Surmounting the barriers: Making action on the social determinants of health a public policy priority. In D. Raphael (ed.) Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 3rd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

Sulaiman, A. and Raphael, D. (2016). Immigration: Possibilities and challenges in the 21st century. In D. Raphael (ed.), Immigration, public policy, and health: Newcomer experiences in developed nations. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

Raphael, D. (2016). The political economy of the immigration experience In D. Raphael (ed.), Immigration, public policy, and health: Newcomer experiences in developed nations. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

Raphael, D. (2016). Key issues and themes in the immigration experience. In D. Raphael (ed.), Immigration, public policy, and health: Newcomer experiences in developed nations.. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

Raphael, D. and Bryant, T. (2016). Reflections on the UK’s legacy of health inequalities research and policy from a North American perspective. In K. Smith, C. Bambra, and S. Hill (eds.) Health inequalities: Critical perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Raphael, D. (2015). Making sense of the social determinants of health scene in Canada. In J. Silver and S. MacKinnon (eds.) The social determinants of health in Manitoba, 2nd ed. Winnipeg: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Raphael, D. (2013). The social determinants of non-communicable diseases: A political perspective. In D. McQueen (ed.) Global handbook on non-communicable diseases and health promotion. New York: Springer.

Raphael, D. (2010). An overview of the social determinants of health. In J. Silver and S. MacKinnon (eds.) The social determinants of health in Manitoba. Winnipeg: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Raphael, D. (2010). Can increasing concern with quality of life encourage health promoting public policy? In D. Raphael (ed.) Health promotion and quality of life in Canada: Essential readings. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

Raphael, D. (2008). Social determinants of health: An overview of key issues and themes. In D. Raphael (ed.) Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 2nd edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

Raphael, D. (2008). Social structure, living conditions, and health. In D. Raphael (ed.) Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 2ndedition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

Raphael, D. and Curry-Stevens, A. (2008). Surmounting the barriers: Making action on the social determinants of health a public policy priority. In D. Raphael (ed.) Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, 2nd. edition. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Raphael, D. (2015). The political economy of health: A research agenda into means of addressing health inequalities in Canada Canadian Public Policy, 41, Supplement 2, S17-S25.

Raphael, D. and Bryant, T. (2015). Power, intersectionality and the lifecourse: Identifying the political and economic structures of welfare states that support or threaten health. Social Theory and Health, 13, 245-266.

Raphael, D. and Brassolotto, J. (2015). Understanding action on the social determinants of health: A critical realist analysis of in-depth interviews with staff of nine Ontario public health units. BMC Research Notes, 8, 105.

Bryant, T. and Raphael, D. (2015). Introduction to the special issue on the political economy of children’s health. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 62 (2), 181-185.

Raphael, D. (2015). The parameters of children’s health: Key concepts from the political economy of health literature. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 62 (2), 181-185.

Raphael, D. (2009). Restructuring society in the service of mental health promotion: Are we willing to address the social determinants of mental health? International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 11, 18-31.